Westchester land deals and curious tales cross country
An agent seeks to buy property in Pelham Manor for a railroad right of way mentioning figures like 6000 and 8000 before an agreement to sell for 26000. The page also flits through sensational items from New York Press including a death-obsessed ritual, a strange deer head in a Richmond dining room, and a child's curiosity about the mounting.
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Westchester County
Pelham Manor
Richmond
Harry
Lippincott’s
Not exactly words but she called you very dear
A terse exchange quotes a woman saying a man has become very dear to her, suggesting affection without direct confession. The Houston Post framing notes the cautious wording and implied sentiment behind the statement.
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Houston Post
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsed by Marlboro Reader
Marlboro resident Daniel Doyle of 29 Elm St. testifies that Doan's Kidney Pills relieved his rheumatic pains and kidney symptoms. He bought them at Burke Drug Co. and recommends the remedy, noting its 50 cent price and agent Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo, NY.
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Marlboro
Daniel Doyle
Elm St
Mass
Doan
Dean
Burke Drug Co
Foster Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Marlborough Savings Bank Notice and Poultry Ad
Marlborough Savings Bank in Marlborough Massachusetts notes deposits earn interest on the third Wednesday of January April July and October with dividends payable on the third Wednesday of January and July banking hours 9 to 3 Saturdays 9 to 12. WILLIAM D BURDETT President CHARLES F HOLYOKE Treasurer. Also an advertisement seeks all kinds of live poultry for sale breeding and laying stock with shipping or delivery options contact George A Dyer poultry dealer in Marlborough Massachusetts.
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George A. Dyer
Marlboro
Mass
Gotch Hack Wrestling Bout Attracts World Spotlight
Frank Gotch the world champion defends his title against George Hackenschmidt the Russian Lion in Chicago at American League Park on September 4. Promoters project earnings of 40 000 before gates open as they aim to secure the biggest gate in sporting history. Gotch is favored in betting and expected to win.
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Tommy Clark
Frank Gotch
George Hackenschmidt
American League Park
Chicago
Jeffries- Johnson
Reno
Gotch
Hack
Gotel
England
Russia
Goetek
Goteh
Haeckenusehimidt
Hachkenusehmidt
de Five
le Las
Hle
Iack
Dr. Roller
America
Gotch and Hackenpemidt Prepare for Rematch Clash
The article reviews Frank Gotch and Hackenpemidt as the two greatest wrestlers, noting their past Chicago 1908 bout, training differences, and expectations for Labor Day. Gotch weighs about 208 209 pounds while Hackenpemidt aims for around 220, with experts predicting a historic American matchup.
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Gotch
Hack
Wallace Remains Brilliant Fielder Despite Bat Wane
Veteran Bobby Wallace of the St. Louis Americans shows reduced batting power but keeps up stellar fielding. His defensive work remains a highlight for the club despite a slump at the plate.
Jackson, Boston's New Outfisher
George Jackson emerges as a right handed batter for Boston Nationals, contrasted with cousin Joe of the Naps, highlighting distinct batting styles and team roles.
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Jackson
Boston
Boston Nationals
George Jackson
Joe
The
Naps
Swimmers Gauge Odds for Sweden Olympic Team
American swimmers plan fund drives to cover travel to the 1912 Olympics in Sweden. If champion Charles Daniels makes the trip, they expect to win a majority of events and limit entrants from foreign nations.
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Sweden
Charles
Daniels
Why Are We Two Weeps in Quiet Separation
A poem by Blephen Phillips laments a deep inner want amid a shared life. The speaker questions the distance between two souls who share belief yet drift apart, seeking mortal ease and common life over silent estrangement.
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Blephen Phillips
We live that we may love
A historical fragment quotes Douglas Dobbins on life and purpose. The speaker asks what a soul should value most, answering that humans exist to love. The tone is reflective and devotional, with archaic diction and a call to affection as life’s aim.
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Douglas Dobbins
The Test of a Man Reflects Courage and Resolve
An ode from the Detroit Free Press extols how true grit is shown not by wins but by facing fate’s bumps with courage. It praises the brother who stands tall while others falter, enduring bruises, sorrow, and failed chances to prove worth.
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Detroit Free Press
Night and Day by Edward Robeson Taylor
A lyric meditation contrasts night’s turbulent sea with the dawn’s redeeming light. The speaker describes waves of night that threaten the soul, then arrival of day as a guiding force that dispels the storm and fills the air with rainbows, conveying transformation and renewal.
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Edward Robeson Taylor
Untitled Poem Fragment by Thomas Carlins
A fragmentary verse appears as a meditation on a new day and eternity. The speaker questions wasted time and urges contemplation of waking life before night returns, attributed to Thomas Carlins.
Duty Returns Love In Life’s Void
A fragmentary verse laments lost love and fading purpose. It suggests duty as the cure for despair and claims renewed meaning comes when service to others awakens the soul. The lines hint at inner revival through responsibility and care for humanity.
Concord Maynard and Hudson Street Railway Time Table
Time table notes half hour cars on Saturdays from 2 PM to 8 PM. Connections at Concord with Boston Worcester Street Railway for Marlboro and other towns, and with Worcester Consolidated Street Railway for Clinton and Leominster. Connecting at Concord with Lexington and Boston Street Railway for Lowell and Waltham.
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Concord, Maynard & Hudson Street Railway
Concord
Artington Girts
Hudson
Boston & Worcester St Hy Co
Marlboro
South Framingham
Worces Er
Worcester Consolidated St. Ky Co
Clinton
Leominster
Fitchburg
Lexington
Boston
Lowell Acton and Maynard Street Railway Timetable Revised
The 1911 timetable lists corrected operating hours for weekdays and Sundays from Lowell to Maynard with hourly departures and specific stop times. It notes that arrival and departure times are not guaranteed and the company is not responsible for delays or consequences.
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Maly Dela Borate
Acton
GLE
Maynard
A Queer Legend of a Russian Hermit Named Kosmich
The piece recounts a tale tying Emperor Alexander I to a Crimea incident in 1825. It claims a courier Markos died in a overturned coach and Alexander faked his own death to retire in Siberia as Kosmich. Some historians doubt the grand claim, while noting possible kinship to Alexander I.
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Alexander I
Russia
Crimea
Taganrog
Markos
Siberia
Schiider
Cathedral of
Peter and Paul
Schlider
Siberian
Fedor Kosmich
Tomsk
Mile
Kromof
Nicholas Michailovitch
Revue Historique
London Globe
Irish Brogue Preserves Old English Pronunciation In Ireland
A discussion argues the Irish brogue is a preservation of Shakespearean English pronunciation, not a decline. It notes Elizabethan aims to replace Irish with English, a shift mostly completed after Shakespeare's era, and that Irish speech mirrors earlier forms retained by Irish speakers.
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Ireland
Shakepeare
Elizabeth
Shakespeare
Harper's Mup
Cioe
There is no use giving you a check
The Cleveland Plain Dealer quotes a lighthearted line about a bank account overdrawn and a humorous request to make a check out for zero dollars to pull from a shopping bag at a bridge game this afternoon.
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George
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Senator Sorghum Reflects On Public Image In Home Town
In a Washington Star quote, Senator Sorghum says his toughest task is balancing appearance in photos and delivery of speeches when he returns to his home town, acknowledging the strain of public persona versus personal life.
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Senator Sorghum
Washington Star
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